SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 12b-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
Commission File Number 0-6187
(Check one)
[ ] Form 10-K and Form 10-KSB [X] Form 11-K
[ ] Form 20-F [ ] Form 10-Q and Form 10-QSB [ ] Form N-SAR
For period ended December 31, 1999
[ ] Transition Report on Form 10-K and Form 10-KSB
[ ] Transition Report on Form 20-F
[ ] Transition Report on Form 11-K
[ ] Transition Report on Form 10-Q and Form 10-QSB
[ ] Transition Report on Form N-SAR
For the transition period ended _______________________________________________
Nothing in this form shall be construed to imply that the Commission has
verified any information contained herein.
If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above,
identify the item(s) to which the notification relates:_________________________
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PART I
REGISTRANT INFORMATION
Full name of registrants Banta Corporation Hourly 401(k) Plan
Banta Corporation Incentive Savings Plan
Former name if applicable N/A
Address of principal 225 Main Street
executive office
City, state and zip code Menasha, WI 54952
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PART II
RULE 12b-25(b) AND (c)
If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or
expense and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the
following should be completed. (Check box if appropriate.)
[X] (a) The reasons described in reasonable detail in Part III of this form
could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense;
[X] (b) The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report on
Form 10-K, 10-KSB, 20-F, 11-K or Form N-SAR, or portion thereof will
be filed on or before the 15th calendar day following the prescribed
due date; or the subject quarterly report or transition report on Form
10-Q, 10-QSB, or portion thereof will be filed on or before the fifth
calendar day following the prescribed due date; and
[X] (c) The accountant's statement or other exhibit required by Rule 12b-25
(c) has been attached if applicable.
PART III
NARRATIVE
State below in reasonable detail the reasons why Form 10-K, 10-KSB, 11-K,
20-F, 10-Q, 10-QSB, N-SAR or the transition report portion thereof could not be
filed within the prescribed time period. (Attach extra sheets if needed.)
Because Arthur Andersen LLP, the independent auditors for the Banta
Corporation Incentive Savings Plan and the Banta Hourly 401(k) Plan
(collectively, the "Plans"), has not yet completed the audits of the financial
statements of the Plans for the year ended December 31, 1999, Arthur Andersen
LLP is unable to furnish the required opinion on such financial statements. As a
result, the Registrant is unable to timely file, without unreasonable effort or
expense, its Annual Reports on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.
Accordingly, this Form 12b-25 is filed to extend the filing deadline for the
Annual Report of Form 11-K for each Plan until July 13, 2000. Pursuant to the
requirement of Rule 12b-25(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and in
satisfaction of item (c) of Part II of this Form 12b-25, a letter from Arthur
Andersen LLP confirming the foregoing is attached hereto as Exhibit (99).
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PART IV
OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification.
Ronald D. Kneezel,
Vice President and General Counsel (920) 751-7708
(Name) (Area Code) (Telephone Number)
(2) Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) or
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment Company Act
of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed? If the answer is no,
identify report(s).
[X] Yes [ ] No
(3) Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of
operations from the corresponding period for the last fiscal year will be
reflected by the earnings statements to be included in the subject report or
portion thereof?
[ ] Yes [X] No
If so, attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both narratively
and quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why a reasonable
estimate of the results cannot be made.
Banta Corporation 401(k) Plan
Banta Corporation Incentive Savings Plan
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
Date June 29, 2000 By: /s/ Donald D. Belcher
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Donald D. Belcher
President and Chief Executive Officer
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